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nominate

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒmɪneɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈnɑməˌneɪt/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(v. nom′ə nāt′; adj. nom′ə nit)


Inflections of 'nominate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
nominates
v 3rd person singular
nominating
v pres p
nominated
v past
nominated
v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
nom•i•nate /ˈnɑməˌneɪt/USA pronunciation   v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing. 
  1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office or duty:[~ + object (+ for + object)]The party nominated her for vice-president.[~ + object (+ as) + object]She nominated him (as) her representative to the peace talks.
  2. to propose for an honor:[~ + object (+ for + object)]They nominated her for the award.
nom•i•na•tor, n. [countable]See -nom-2.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
nom•i•nate  (v. nom′ə nāt′;adj. nom′ə nit),USA pronunciation v., -nat•ed, -nat•ing, adj.  
v.t. 
  1. to propose (someone) for appointment or election to an office.
  2. to appoint to a duty or office.
  3. to propose for an honor, award, or the like.
  4. Sport[Horse Racing.]to register (a horse) as an entry in a race.
  5. to name;
    designate.
  6. [Obs.]to specify.

adj. 
  1. having a particular name.
  • Latin nōminātus (past participle of nōmināre to name, call by name), equivalent. to nōmin- (stem of nōmen; see nomen) + -ātus -ate1
  • 1475–85
nom′i•na′tor, n. 
    1. pick, choose.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
nominate vb /ˈnɒmɪˌneɪt/ (mainly tr)
  1. to propose as a candidate, esp for an elective office
  2. to appoint to an office or position
  3. to name (someone) to act on one's behalf, esp to conceal one's identity
  4. (intransitive) Austral to stand as a candidate in an election
  5. archaic to name, entitle, or designate
 adj /ˈnɒmɪnɪt/
  1. rare having a particular name
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin nōmināre to call by name, from nōmen nameˈnomiˌnator n
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